This autoimmune disease, in which the patient's own immune system attacks the joints, afflicts 2 million people.

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The triangular fabric panels are fitted together with open joints, with the lighting integrated into the panel system.

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Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, skin, major organs and central nervous system as the immune system attacks healthy tissues and cells.

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In lupus the body's immune system turns on itself and produces "autoantibodies" that attack the joints, skin, kidneys, heart and brain.

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